Side-locking means for bassinets



Male! 19, 1929.

R. B. BUKOLT SIDE LOCKING MEANS FOR BAS'SINETS 2 Sheets-Sheet.

Filed Feb.17, 192v .r. E; E

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SIDE LOCKING MEANS FOR BASSINETS Filed Feb.17, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 19, 1929.

UNITED STATES ROMAN B. BUKOLT, Q1 STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN.

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Application filed February17, 1927. Serial No. 169,064.

This application is a'continuation in part of my pending U. S. application Ser1al No. 124,413, filed on or about July 23, 1926.

Like the original application, the present case is devoted to locking means designed primarily for use in connection with drop sides of bassine'ts, and the aim of the invention is to provide anew and improved means for holding a drop side in elevated posltlon, said means being of exceptionally simple and nexpensive, yet efiicient and desirable construe tion; 7 p 7 With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter herein- I after described and claimed,the-description being supplemented by the accompanying drawings. I

Fig. 1 is a side elevat on partly in section showing a bassinetprovided with the im-- proved locking means. 7

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevat on of the drop side and associated part-s, looking in the opposite direction from Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevation of the central portion of the locking'means. Y.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional viewonline 4-4 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows. I

Figs. 5 and 6 are vertical transversesecthe arrows.

In the drawings above briefly described, the numbers 11 designate two corner posts of a bassinet, and 12denotes a drop side therefor, said-drop side havingupper andlower horizontal rails 13 and '14, the ends of these rails being formed with vertical openings 15 which slidably receive vertical rods 16 carand intermediate brackets 19, all secured to the posts 11. Rubber bumpers 20 preferably surround the rods 16 and rest upon the brackets18, to-engage the lower'rail 14 of the drop side.12,when the latter is lowered.

Disposed longitudinally under one of the tions on the correspondingly numbered lines 7 is a perspective view of the spring Fig. 10 is ahorizontal sectional view line I 1010 of Fig. 9 looking in the'direction of ried by upper and lower brackets 17 and 18,

rails 13-14 (in the present instance under the rail 13) are two rods 20,)the major portionsof saidrods being received in a groove 21 formed longitudinally in one lower corner of this rail. The outer ends 22 of these ,rods 20, are offset both vertically and horizontally from the major portions of said rods, and are positioned at thecentral longitudinal portion,

of the rail 13, screw eyes or the like 23, being tial grooves 24 formed in the upper portions of the rods 16, for the purpose of'holding the drop side 12 in its elevated, operative position.

The inner ends of the rods 20 are bent horizontally outward as at 25 an-dare preferably providedwith knobs 26, disposed at the outer sideof the rail 13. In terposedb'e-v tween these lateral rod ends 25 and extending longitudinally of the rail 13, is a coiled com pression spring 27. which engages both of said lateral rod ends to project the rods and normally liold theinin engagement with the grooves 24. i

A horizontally elongated, channel-shaped i member 28 isprovided to contain the spring this member contact with the lower sides of the other side wall, may well be provided with outwardly turned horizontal fianges30' en- 'provided'to slidably receive said rod ends 22. These ends are engageable wlth circumferengaging saidrod ends. Between the en-dpor tions 29-30, the iwalls'of the memberf28 are preferably 'offgreater height than at, said end portions, as denoted at 31 and 32 respeo,

tively, these portions31and 32'bein'g intended to abutthe lower side of the rail 13 to space the portions 2930 downwardly therefrom,

suff ciently to. permitvfree sliding of the rod ends 25.

"For thepurpose of attaching the member tion 32 with an outwardly extending lug 33 at its upper edge, said lug having an opening preferably employed for the same.

By preference, the member 28 is provided with end walls 36 which project beyond the 28 to the rail 13, I prefer to provide the poropen or upper side .of said member. These 7 end walls may well serve as stopsfor limiting tion.

the outward movement of the rods 20, by engagement with the lateral rod ends 25.

The member 28 with the details of construction above described, may well be stamped from a single piece of sheet metaland such construction has been herein disclosed.

In addition to the features of construction above described, for slidably mounting the rods 20 in the groove 21, I prefer to secure sheet metal plates '37 to the lower side of the rail 18, said plates having curved ends 38 of substantially 90 in length. The two side walls of the groove 21 and the curved ends 38 ot the plate 37, jointly snrronnd the rods 20 and assist materially in slidably mounting said rods in the desired manner.

By grasping the knobs E26 and moving them "toward each other, the rods 20 are inwardly slid against the action of the spring 27, thereby disengaging the rod ends 22 from the grooves 24: and pern'iitt-ing lowering of the drop side 12. When thisside is again raised, the spring 2? slides the rods 20 outwardly into engagement withthe grooves 24, as soon as the drop side reaches its raised position, so that it is automatically latched in such posilocking rods extending longitudinally of and slidably connected with said rail, the inner ends of said rods being turned laterallyin spaced relation to form means for inwardly sliding the rods to released position, a horizontally elongated channel-shaped guide member of very short length compared with the lengths of said rods, said guide member extending longitudinally otthe intermediate portion only of said'rail, having an exposed longitudinal edge spaced from and parallel with said rail, and being secured to the latter,

said lateral rod ends being disposed between beyond its open side,

said rail and said longitudinal edge of said channel-shaped guide member, and a coiled spring disposed longitudinally of said guide member with its ends in contact with said lateral rod ends, said spring serving to project the rods. I

2. A structure as specified in claim 1; said channel-shaped guide member having end walls disposed in the outward paths of said lateral rod ends to limit the projection'ot the rods. V

3. In a locking means of the lass described, an elongated channel-shaped spring-retaining member having end walls which project onelingitndinal side wall of said member being increased in width at its central portion and being provided with an attaching lug projecting laterally outward from the outer edge oi said widened portion.

a. In a locking means of the class described, an elongated channel-shaped springretaining member having end walls which project beyond its open side, the central oprtion of the side walls of said member being o'li greater height than the end portions of said walls,

one of said central portion-s having an integral laterally pro ecting attaching plug at its free edge. e 1

A locking means for a member having a rail; said locking means comprising a pair of locking rods extending longitudinally ot'and slidably connected with said rail, the inner ends of said rods being turned laterally in spaced relation to term means for inwardly sliding the rods to released position, a horizontall elon 'ated uide member with which said lateralrod ends contact slidably, said guide member being secured to'said rail, and a spring engaging said guide member and exerting an outward force on both of said lateral rod ends to project the rods,-said rail being longitudinally grooved. in one low r cor-' ner to reecive the body portions oi said rods, the outer ends of said rods being offset both vertically and horizontally from said body portions and disposed at the central longitudinal portion ofone side of said rail.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto atfixed by signature. r v

ROMAN B. BUKOLTf 

